From 21 to 23 February the Council of Europe will be hosting the first joint meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL).
With the aim of strengthening international co-operation in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, the approximately 400 participants will study the FATF's mutual evaluation report on Turkey, MONEYVAL's third-round mutual evaluation report on Georgia and a progress report submitted by Cyprus. Reports from Armenia and Azerbaijan will be considered also by MONEYVAL.
Other items on the agenda are abuse of Value Added Tax systems for money laundering and money-laundering in South America.
Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, will open the meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday 21 February (only this part of the meeting is open to the press).
FATF President, Frank Swedlove, and MONEYVAL Chairman, Vasil Kirov, as well as the acting Director General of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe, Philippe Boillat, will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. on Friday 23 February in Room 1 of the Palais de l’Europe (2nd floor).
Twenty-seven of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe are currently members of the MONEYVAL Committee . The FATF has 33 members.
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